CHIA PUDDING

Hello lovelies,

As some of you know, I am obsessed with chia seeds, and I love eating chia seeds pudding. I found out about chia seeds long time ago, when I started to eat really healthy, and I am really glad that they are so popular now. Everyone knows about chia seeds now, and they should, because they're awesome! Have you seen my older posts with recipes with chia seeds? Check them out here, here, here, here and here.

So, let's get into the origin of chia seeds and their health benefits first, and then I will write the recipe of my pudding.

BUCKWHEAT BREAD

Hello lovelies,

here's another recipe I decided to share with you.

I am not a massive fan of bread, nor do I eat it regularly. I try to avoid it as much as possible, unless I bake it myself. Then, I'm 100% sure what goes in my belly. I only bake healthy versions of pancakes and bread, and I love the taste of it!

This recipe is easy and quick to make.

I baked it in a mini loaf pan, and I prefer it that way. Because I do not eat bread a lot, I do not want to bake big bread, waste the ingredients, and then throw the half of it away.

This way, the bread is gone within a day or two (if you share it with others it will definitely be gone within a day)

I have found some healthy ingredients and I will not change the recipe until I discover something new and healthy as well. I like it this way, and I hope that you will try this recipe as well :)

You will need:

• Bio baking powder (gluten free, vegan)
• 100-200 ml of water
• 250 grams of buckwheat flour (gluten free, wheat free)
• Handful of cranberries, goji berries and raisins
• Half a teaspoon of sea salt
• A teaspoon of honey
• A teaspoon of coconut oil
• One egg

Mix the dry ingredients in one bowl. Mix the liquid ingredients in the separate bowl and slowly add the liquid mixture into the dry one. Mix all together so you get nice blended mixture. Spray your mini loaf pan with coconut oil and bake it at 250C for 30 minutes.

You can eat it with your favourite jam, or with melted chocolate on top. It tastes amazing. 

I love crepes

Hello lovelies,

if you read my recent blog post about buckwheat crepes recipe, you will definitely love these ones even more.

In fact, the recipes are almost the same, except the toppings, which are not only the fruit and honey.

I find these crepes the best thing in the world when I am craving something sweet, but still want to eat healthy. As a matter of fact I don't even remember eating 'the white flour and milk' ones for ages.

I discovered this stevia line hazelnut spread which is way better than nutella, and guess what, it's healthy!

You can always use dark chocolate as well. I use it quite often, and mix it with coconut cream to get better taste.

The only negative side of making crepes is lack of time. It makes me avoid this recipe, but whenever I have one or two hours to spare, I choose crepes.

The dishwashing and cleaning of the mess afterwards is negative side as well, but hey, if you enjoy cooking and baking, it's worth it! Plus you know what you put in your belly. It's healthy and nutritious.

I'd rather spend a couple of hours preparing the meal at home, than treating my body like a trash can and filling it with fast food.

For this recipe you will need:

• 1 egg
• 500 ml of coconut milk
• 300 g of buckwheat flour
• coconut oil
• hazelnut spread (stevialine)
• some fruit (I used raspberries)

When it comes to toppings, as I have mentioned you can use dark chocolate, and lots of berries. Any fruit you fancy really! If you want to make it extra sweet (but healthy) you can use honey, agave syrup or maple syrup.

But let's be honest, whatever you choose, it's going to taste delicious!

Buckwheat Crepes

Hello lovelies,

some of my favourite French street food are crepes. Since I eat healthy I made my own version of classic and popular crepes. My healthy version is even more tasty than the original one.
I will show you only the sweet option, but as I made a lot of these, I kept them in the fridge and used them for lunch the next day. I made them with spinach and tomatoes, and they were delicious. I didn't have enough time to take pictures of the salty ones, since I spent almost an hour taking pictures of the sweet ones.
I made around 20 crepes, and it took me more than one hour (plus the dish washing and cleaning). It is not the most enjoyable food to make, but if you are someone that is passionate about cooking you will enjoy it anyway.


For this healthy crepes recipe you will need only four ingredients:

• coconut milk
• coconut oil
• one egg 
• buckwheat flour

For the dressing you may use whatever you want. I used a little bit of honey, together with strawberries and bananas. You can use blueberries, raspberries, or any other fruit you prefer. For the salty ones, you can use various vegetables, together with cheese. 

Try this recipe, it's super healthy and super yummy!

Juice up

Hello lovelies,

some of you that follow me on Instagram may have noticed that I post many pictures of healthy food, especially smoothies. I usually start my day with smoothie, so I make them quite often. I try to make different ones each time, depending on the fruit or vegetable I have at that particular moment. I also make fresh juices quite regularly, so here is the recipe of one of my favourite combination of fruit and vegetables.

I mixed carrots, apples and beetroot.

I will give you some of the reasons why you should start making beetroot juice!

• Beetroot is really good source of potassium, Vitamin C, fiber and antioxidans
• Beetroot juice prevents signs of aging, as well as reducing pigmentation
• It improves stamina
• It helps prevent cancer
• It reduces inflammation
• It boosts hemoglobin levels
• It helps in detoxification
• It helps body to respond better to exercise

What I like to do, is keep the juice in a glass jar, in a fridge, so I can drink it the next morning. I put a little bit of ginger sometimes, it tastes great! I pre-wash everything and cut it in half so my juicer will do the job easily.

The amount of vegetables and fruit I used in the pictures below make 4 glasses of juice.

Smoothie lover

Hello lovelies,
here is just one random food post. I took a couple of shots of the smoothie I made this morning. I though it would be nice to put the recipe here on blog, as I post a lot of smoothie pictures on my Instagram. Some of you asked me which ingredients I use, so here it is.

Ingredients:

• Banana
• Forest fruit
• Coconut milk
• Ground flax seed
• Chia seeds
• Goji berries
• Honey

You can use whatever you want in your smoothie. It's up to you. I make different one each time. I do not like sweet smoothies, so I sometimes even skip honey. If the fruit is a little bit bitter, I put only one tablespoon of honey. When it comes to flax seeds and chia seeds, I put around one tablespoon of it. You can also put your chia seeds in the water and leave them around 10 minutes or more, before you put them in the blender.

When it comes to milk, you can use diary milk if you want to, but I do not consume diary products, therefore I always use coconut milk, and sometimes almond milk.

Blend the ingredients together, and there you go.

Perfect healthy breakfast. Refreshing and amazing! I'm totally addicted :)

Healthy Chocolate Protein Balls

Hello lovelies,
it's time for the recipe for all the sweet tooth junkies out there. It is healthy as well. Not only junk food is delicious. Healthy food can be delicious too.

This recipe has some ingredients which are not 100% healthy, such as chocolate, but you can use 100% dark chocolate if that is the flavor you prefer and want to make the balls 100% healthy. My option is always dark chocolate, but this time, I was making the balls for the guests, so I didn't want to use 100% dark chocolate, as some of them do not like the bitter taste of it.

Ingredients I used:

• 500gr milk chocolate (stevia version)
• Almond milk
• Coconut oil
• Honey
• Hazelnuts
• Almonds
• Walnuts
• Plazma biscuits (and a couple of Elvita wholegrains biscuits)
• Vanilla sugar
• Dolcela decoratives for baking
• Chia seeds
• Pretzels

The mixture for protein balls is super easy. But, you will need around two hours to make 30 chocolate balls if you want to make them super polished and nice looking. As well as extra half an hour for reindeer balls. Decorating takes the most of the time. But if you like baking it will be fun and joyful.

Make the mixture out of coconut oil, honey and almond milk. Pour it into one big bowl. Hazelnuts, biscuits, walnuts, almonds, chia seeds, vanilla sugar are the ingredients that you should mix together with the liquid mixture. You will know when the mixture is perfect once you try to make the balls with your hands. You can put the mixture in the fridge for half an hour, and it will be easier to shape the balls.

For the chocolate dip, melt it over the hot boiling water. Put a little bit of almond milk and coconut oil. Once your balls are ready, dip them into the chocolate. You can decorate them with m&m's. It is up to you. I decorated mine with m&m's because there were some left, as I needed only red ones for the noses of reindeer balls. 

I used little white balls for the eyes, and pretzels for the ears. 

Healthy Lifestyle

Hello lovelies,

this post will be about healthy lifestyle I am really keen on. I've been into this kind of regime for years, with slight changes, and I'm into it 100%.

I love baking and cooking, which is a plus for those who want to take care of everything they get into their bellies. Cooking is my passion, and I find it connected to my artistic side.

Not only I prepare the food I eat, most of the time, but I really take care where I buy the products and I check out every ingredient. I do yoga and pilates at home, and that makes me take care of my diet even more.

I do not drink alcohol nor smoke, lucky me :) It's not something I resist doing, but something I enjoy. I enjoy my lifestyle, and there's nothing that I hate more than alcohol and cigarettes.

The money I save on those things, I spend on clothes, make up and healthy food :)

So, these are the facts I think some of you may find helpful, since I got a lot of e-mails with requests on my diet regime.